Gateway to Michigan's finest fly-fishing
(Ted with a beautiful Muskegon River steelhead)
Here’s my great friend Ted from Chicago with what I think is a Skamania (summer run steelhead) steelhead. Notice the long slender 30-inch body just as Skamania steelhead are known for. Also notice no adipose fin so this steelhead was a planted steelhead
Been a bit since my last… But it’s always nice to keep this report going, if for nothing else as a bit of a journal of sorts. Been doing them better than 3 decades now, and I am a creature of habits, no doubt. We had a tremendous summer, and
Hey guys, long time… Seriously, I’ve been really horrible this fall (thus far… ) about taking many pictures and posting reports both so I am sorry, but Salmon season was pretty much salmon season as always and fortunately, John stayed pretty much on top of it keeping you informed!
(Bert with a beautiful football size brown trout)
Here’s Bert from Rodney, MI with a beautiful double football size Muskegon river brown trout.
The brown trout activity in and around the salmon beds has been and continues to be absolutely incredible this fall.
(Nick with a crystal chrome fall steelhead)
Here’s my great friend Nick from Chicago with a picture perfect crystal chrome fall steelhead from the Muskegon River. Congrats Nick!
When this steelhead struck Nick’s fly it was like a lightning strike through the fly rod. The steelhead
(Mike with a beautiful fall steelhead)
Here’s Mike from Chicago with his first ever Muskegon River fall steelhead! Congrats Mike!
If you never experienced fall steelhead fishing on the Muskegon river you owe it to yourself to give it a try. Nothing beats the pure adrenalin
(Steve with a Muskegon River Silver Bullet!)
Here’s Steve from Grand Rapids, MI with an absolute crystal chrome Silver Bullet Muskegon River steelhead!
Weighing in at 14 pounds and 29-inches of Twisted Chrome Steel, Steve’s steelhead hit so hard it almost ripped the rod out of
(Bert with a beautiful Muskegon River steelhead)
Here’s Bert from Rodney, MI with an absolutely beautiful Muskegon River steelhead that absolutely smashed his fly on the retrieve and sent his fly reel into the backing in seconds!
If you never experienced fall steelhead fishing on the Muskegon
(Jeremy’s Muskegon River Steelhead)
Please meet my new friend Jeremy from Muskegon, MI with a beautiful crimson & chrome fall steelhead from the Muskegon River.
Interesting to see the long slender body of this male steelhead looks kinda like a skamania (summer strain steelhead) more
(Ed’s Muskegon River Brown Trout)
Here’s Ed from Hillsdale, MI with a beautiful naturally reproduced Muskegon River brown trout.
Ever since the Michigan DNR raised the keep length of brown trout to 15-inches the brown trout population has grown in both length and quantity making the
